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Sammy Ikua Gachagua had lost his father to AIDS, his mother to abandonment, and his home to poverty. By age ten, he was living in a shack with seven other children and very little food. He entered Tumaini Children's Home seeing it as a miracle with three meals a day, a bed to sleep in, and clothes on his back.When Claire Diaz-Ortiz arrived in Kenya at the end of an around-the-world journey, she decided to stay the night, climb Mt. Kenya, then head back home to Maine. She entered Tumaini Children's Home seeing it as little more than a free place to spend the night before her mountain trek.God had other plans.Hope Runs is the emotional story of an American tourist, a Kenyan orphan, and the day that would change the course of both of their lives forever. It's about what it means to live in the now when the world is falling down around you. It's about what it means to hope for the things you cannot see. Most of all, it's about how God can change your life in the blink of an eye.
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“Claire and Sammy invite us into their story with the comfortablefamiliarity of old friends, challenging us to see beyond the borders of what wethought life was supposed to hold and how detours are often the best story linesof all.”
— Lisa-Jo Baker, author of Surprised by Motherhood; community manager for (in)courage
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“One restless woman from America seeking—something…and one homeless boy from Africa seeking—someone…write a story that has your heart colliding with what you’re looking for—right where you are.”
— Ann Voskamp, author of One Thousand Gifts -
"Hope Runs is more than a book; it’s a monument to empathy.”
— Donald Miller, bestselling author of Blue Like Jazz -
“This book isn’t just a story; it’s an invitation to love extravagantly. It’s about relentless hope and tremendous love. Buckle up, you’re about to be changed.”
— Bob Goff, honorary consul for the Republic of Uganda, author of Love Does -
“A beautiful story, beautifully told. This book is a timely reminder that love and hope can bridge continents and create family anywhere.”
— Shauna Niequist, author of Bread & Wine -
“Tavia Gilbert brings a soft, feminine tone to this double memoir about Christian charity work in Kenya.”
— AudioFile
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About the Authors
Claire Diaz-Ortiz leads
corporate social innovation and philanthropy at Twitter, Inc. and is a sought-after
speaker on social innovation. Diaz-Ortiz is the cofounder of Hope Runs, a
nonprofit organization operating in AIDS orphanages in Kenya. She holds degrees from Oxford and
Stanford and lives in the San Francisco Bay area.
About Tavia Gilbert
Tavia Gilbert is an acclaimed narrator of more than four hundred full-cast and multivoice audiobooks for virtually every publisher in the industry. Named the 2018 Voice of Choice by Booklist magazine, she is also winner of the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. She has earned numerous Earphones Awards, a Voice Arts Award, and a Listen-Up Award. Audible.com has named her a Genre-Defining Narrator: Master of Memoir. In addition to voice acting, she is an accomplished producer, singer, and theater actor. She is also a producer, singer, photographer, and a writer, as well as the cofounder of a feminist publishing company, Animal Mineral.